I'd bought the app Thursday night so I could us it this weekend. I used a $50 black Friday special RCA 7" tablet. Plugged it into my Makergear Prusa Mendal running a fairly current marlin on ramps 1.4. It just worked. I love it when things just work. It took me a minute to figure …
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A couple of weeks ago I found a ''packable down jacket'' at walmart for $29. Couldn't really afford it, but couldn't really afford to not get it. Royal Falcon is the brand. I've found references on forums it's sold under a couple of names. 14oz even for the extra large. I've been using it as …
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I gave my wife her birthday present early (I just couldn't wait to play with the one I got for myself too). I got her a Qi wireless phone charger. Well, several, actually. Phones and tablets got the receivers, and there are a couple of spots that the phone routinely gets set down, so each …
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I printed some parts, sewed some leather onto the parts, hit it with a hammer a few times, and voila! Total Awesomesauce! I recently picked up a Galaxy SIII because my EVO 3d starting to get a wiggy touch screen. My brother in law gave me a BodyGlove case for it. One of the crazy …
I rebuilt my RepRap, and used a CMM and a spreadsheet to help me square the Mendal Frame using 12 data points. A Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) captures XYZ measurements of differing points taken in 3d space. The one I am using is old, retired, out of calibration certification, and at it's outside edge of …
